na.hal denotes leading people or dependents onward, often with care, protection, or provision in view.

The supplied verses consistently place the verb in scenes of leading or directing people and dependents: onward at a measured pace, toward water or pasture, away from danger, or under compassionate care. The contexts can emphasize provision and protection, but they do not establish separate lexical senses.

1. Leading onward with attentive care · dominant

   In Genesis 33:14, the first-person cohortative occurs as the speaker proposes proceeding slowly according to the pace of livestock and children. In Exodus 15:13, the second-person perfect addresses one who has led a redeemed people toward a holy pasture, while Isaiah 49:10 places the imperfect in a clause where the compassionate one leads people beside springs of water. Psalm 23:2 similarly places the imperfect beside waters of rest, and 2 Chronicles 28:15 describes men leading those who stumbled on donkeys.

   Genesis 33:14Exodus 15:13Isaiah 49:10Psalm 23:22 Chronicles 28:15Isaiah 40:11

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the verses, the APB uses “led,” “guided,” “leads,” and “gently leads” in clauses of movement and care. In Genesis 47:17 and Psalm 31:4, the translation does not clearly isolate this verb's specific contribution, so its wording should not be read as a gloss of the term.